The Swan Hotel, Keswick Road, Ambleside, LA22 9RF

Planning appeal 3290728 at The Swan Hotel, Keswick Road, Ambleside, LA22 9RF (Lake District) was dismissed on 8 July 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality with particular regard to its location within the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site.

the change of use of land and construction of new car park in association with the Swan Hotel

Authority: Lake District
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Hitchcock R
Postcode: LA22 9RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality with particular regard to its location within the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site
the setting of the Swan Hotel, a Grade II Listed Building
the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the Lake District National Park and World Heritage Site, and to the setting of the Grade II Listed Building, could not be outweighed by the economic and business benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 01Policy 02Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 202

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